U.S. WWII Airborne Paratrooper High Quality Reproduction T5 Parachute Set German Field Equipment 0 cm and holds 250

0 cm and holds 250 ml of oil

came to support the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment in Eerde with their 105 mm howitzers

In the process

Correctly marked with the caliber 45 - 60 on the feed block and CAL

The gold-yellow color is the German Luftwaffe Waffenfarbe (Corps Color) for Aviator troops (pilots and ground personnel) as well as Fallschirmjaeger (parachute troops)

U.S. WWII Airborne Paratrooper High Quality Reproduction T5 Parachute Set German Field Equipment 0 cm and holds 250Only one available: This high end reproduction of the famous T 5 is in great condition. The T 5 parachute was standardized in June 1941 and many of these first pattern chutes were heavily employed in all theaters of action. They saw extensive use in training, the early airborne operations in North Africa & Sicily, as well as the daylight drop of Operation Dragoon in Southern France. White T 5's remained standard throughout the war in the Pacific